ARIOSTO, Lodovico Orlando Furioso (...) con alcune stanze del S. Aluigi Gonzaga in lode del medesimo (...) [and] Espositione di tutti i vocaboli et luoghi difficili (...) raccolte da M. Lodovico Dolce. 1553 G. Giolito de Ferrari, 4to, old sheep...
Estimation :
250 / 350
Adjudication :
600 €
Description
(rubbed, title label def., flylvs gone), covers with double gilt ruled border, gilt spine on 4 raised bands, 260-[20] ff. (somewhat short (esp. t.-p.) and dampstained, edges of 1st and last ff. frayed, paper age-toned). In all a good copy.
Rare 2nd Giolito 4to ed. (1st 1542) of the popular Italian Renaissance epic poem, 1st publ. Ferrara 1516. Engr. title. 46 woodcuts (1 at the beginning of each canto) and an oval woodcut portrait at the end. Printed in italics in 2 cols. Old name on title.
Rare 2nd Giolito 4to ed. (1st 1542) of the popular Italian Renaissance epic poem, 1st publ. Ferrara 1516. Engr. title. 46 woodcuts (1 at the beginning of each canto) and an oval woodcut portrait at the end. Printed in italics in 2 cols. Old name on title.
